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A Gentleman in Moscow is a 2016 novel by Amor Towles. It is his second novel, published five years after Rules of Civility (2011). Background. The protagonist is the fictional Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 24 October 1889. He was raised on his Rostov family's estate "Idlehour" in Nizhny Novgorod.
Sep 6, 2016 · A novel about a count who is sentenced to house arrest in a luxury hotel in Moscow in 1922. He finds purpose and friendship in the hotel's diverse community and witnesses the turbulent history of Russia.
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Sep 6, 2016 · Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors.
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Commander Shaw Counterspy investigates a plot to destroy England with a nuclear device hidden in a submarine. This 1963 novel is the fourth book in the series featuring the British spy hero.
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A Gentleman in Moscow is a British television limited series consisting of 8 episodes, based on the 2016 novel by Amor Towles. Ben Vanstone is writer, executive producer, and showrunner. The series stars Ewan McGregor in the role of Count Alexander Rostov and premiered on Paramount+ on 29 March 2024.
A Russian aristocrat is placed on house arrest in a hotel during the Bolshevik Revolution. Based on the novel by Amor Towles, starring Ewan McGregor and Johnny Harris.
Oct 25, 2017 · The Man from Moscow is another hair-raising instalment of Philip McCutchan’s Commander Shaw series, set against the backdrop of the Cold War. Packed with political intrigue and espionage, this thrilling saga will have you hooked until the very last page.
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